The New American Social Compact examines the need to redefine the social compact in twenty-first-century America. Grant explores the two components of this compact-the rights and obligations of citizenship-as well as what she sees as the four substantive areas that are critical to realizing a new social compact in America. Grant proposes a new social compact that would honor the expansion of civil, political, and social rights in America and would integrate these rights within a new civic procedural ethos, clarifying our obligations to each other, future generations, other nations, and other species.

By Jane A. Grant

Part 1 Acknowledgments
Chapter 2 The American Social Compact: Past, Present, and Future Considerations
Chapter 3 Components of the Compact: Social Security, Health Care, and the Meaning of Social Rights
Chapter 4 Lesbian and Gay Equality: The Quest for Civil, Political, and Social Rights
Chapter 5 A Sustainable Environment and Responsible Economy: Obligations to Other Persons, Future Generations, Other Nations, and Other Species
Chapter 6 Co-operation and Global Security: Frameworks and Responsibilities in an Interconnected World
Chapter 7 The New American Social Compact: The Role of Democratic Deliberation, Social and Political Movements, and Ethical and Accountable Leaders